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Others in the YouTube comments are like me in that we don't understand why we like this so much, but I have to admit I love it! A.I. Hair Metal version of John Denver Take My Home Country Roads. It's getting crazy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJjAyeoyT5E&list=RDPJjAyeoyT5E&start_radio=1
This is your reminder that the 'Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion' suggests that manipulating the press and media is a primary way to control society by shaping public opinion, silencing dissent, and spreading propaganda.
This is done through owning or influencing news media, publishers, radio, television, movies, and now social media influencers and social media platforms, to control the flow of information.
This control is used to shape cultural norms and suppress dissent by only allowing approved messages, and by distracting people from important issues with sensationalism, gossip, and trivial entertainment.
... and part of that manipulation is to create a sense of shame from the group towards individuals pointing out that they are real. The "debunking" has been debunked.
With all the qpost deltas for today: 14, 15, 16, 17, 4944, 4945, 4946
If some major shit doesn't happen within the next 30 days I'm done.
well October is over, did I miss the red?
You must not have been paying attention to Xi’s capitulation in South Korea
Those people at Great Awakening, what a bunch of beautiful Patriots!
https://files.catbox.moe/y5vi0s.mp4
By Grok
Is sugar an addictive drug?
Allow me to geek out
Wood (Complex Carbs): Load the furnace once in the morning with a few solid logs Burns steady and slow for 4-6 hours House stays warm and comfortable the whole time Your thermostat (pancreas) barely works—just releases small, steady amounts of insulin to keep things stable You go about your day freely—work, exercise, living your life Check back at lunch, add more wood, good until dinner The furnace runs efficiently, the thermostat stays healthy, lasts for decades You're in control Gasoline (Sugar): Splash it in every 10 seconds or the house goes cold Each splash: WHOOSH—too hot for a moment—then rapidly cooling—then freezing Your thermostat (pancreas) has to BLAST insulin every 10 seconds to deal with the explosion You're literally standing there, cup in hand, every 10 seconds: splash, splash, splash Your thermostat is working overtime, constantly screaming "EMERGENCY! COOL IT DOWN! EMERGENCY! COOL IT DOWN!" You can't work, can't sleep, can't think—you're a slave to the furnace Miss one splash and you're shivering and craving the next hit After months of this abuse, your thermostat starts failing—it stops responding properly (insulin resistance) Eventually it breaks completely (diabetes) The furnace controls you Bottom line: Wood keeps your pancreas calm with gentle, steady insulin release. Gasoline forces your pancreas into constant crisis mode, exhausts it, and eventually breaks it.
Yes and no. It is responsible for the addiction of alcohol. It drives the diets of many people who eat too much of it. It is not a drug, but an essential nutrient. Maintaining proper blood sugar levels is the main job of the body, so as to maintain brain function. It is also a toxin in some senses. We manufacture it in our bodies from ALL foods, but the wrong amount of it is deadly in different ways. You don't need to eat pure sugar at all, so take that as a warning on this CANDY day, which if you think about it, resides in evil, and consuming too much of this toxin can definitely kill you. Don't let your kids eat all their candy!!!
I wonder if we need to alter the intro to the board. I scroll down the HOT section, and can barely find one single original content post. about 60% of the posts appear to be Twitter / X reposts, a bunch from youtub and other places, articles etc.
Where is the original work? "We are researchers...." "reasoned argument" etc.
I find myself wishing there was more original content. Posts that introduce and discuss a topic. Posts that lay out an analysis of a topic. Posts that provide more than what is essentially copy/paste/look here.
It's useful, sure. But I find more and more frogs simply dealing in that: news aggregation. And newbies who come along will (are?) simply follow suit, understanding that this is what it means to 'make a contribution' to the board.
This is not so much a complaint as it is an observation. But I do wish that there was more original content. I can get the news content in plenty of other places.
Edit: Stuff like DarQ2light puts out.
What a nice thing to say. I broke through machine intelligence filtering. Here's a little piece I got out of grok on education. You can have it if you like it and do as you wish with it.
What Sex Ed Used To Be (And Should Be) The Old Model: Clinical, Factual, Brief What: Biology of reproduction When: Usually 5th-6th grade, maybe again in high school health How: Diagram of reproductive systems "Sperm meets egg, baby forms" Puberty changes (voice drops, periods start, etc.) Basic hygiene Maybe: STDs exist, contraception exists (high school level) Tone: Awkward but straightforward. Like learning about the digestive system. Duration: 2-3 classes, then done Purpose: Give kids factual knowledge so they're not blindsided by their own bodies. Result: Kids learned what they needed. Parents could supplement with their values at home. Nobody lost their minds. What Sex Ed Has Become (The Circus) The New Model: Ideological, Sprawling, Invasive Elementary School (K-5): "Everyone has a gender identity—it might not match your body!" Pronoun circles in kindergarten Books like I Am Jazz (4-year-old trans child story) "Some families have two mommies, some have two daddies" Teachers asking kids: "Do you feel like a boy or girl today?" Middle School (6-8): Gender spectrum charts (47+ identities) Sexual orientation discussions (pan, demi, ace, etc.) "How to explore your identity safely" Masturbation positivity Consent workshops that veer into sexual role-play scenarios Books in school libraries with graphic gay sex scenes (Gender Queer, All Boys Aren't Blue) High School (9-12): Detailed discussions of kinks, fetishes, polyamory "How to use dating apps safely" Anal sex techniques (yes, really—this was in California's proposed curriculum) "Sex work is real work" messaging Activism training (how to be an LGBTQ+ ally, fight transphobia, etc.) Plus, the Institutional Creep: Schools hiding curriculum from parents ("trust us") Socially transitioning kids without parental notification Bringing in outside orgs (Planned Parenthood, LGBTQ+ activists) to teach Mandatory attendance (can't opt out in some districts) Teachers encouraged to be "affirming" (meaning: validate any identity claim, don't question) How Did This Happen? Phase 1: The Reasonable Entry Point "We need to teach consent so kids don't get assaulted" "We need to reduce teen pregnancy and STDs" "We need to prevent bullying of gay kids" Parents think: Okay, those sound reasonable. Phase 2: The Expansion "To teach consent, we need to discuss healthy relationships" "To prevent bullying, we need to teach about LGBTQ+ identities" "To be inclusive, we need to normalize all family structures" Parents think: Hmm, getting a little broad, but I guess... Phase 3: The Takeover "Actually, gender is a spectrum and kids need to explore their identity" "Some children are born in the wrong body and we need to affirm them" "Parents who disagree are bigots harming their children" "We won't tell parents if their kid transitions at school—it's for the child's safety" Parents think: WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED? Why It's a Circus Now
My link posts are from a commitment to cite my source when I'm on a search for truth.
📋 The Q Posts and 2025 National Guard Rollout: A Pattern Analysis 🔍 OVERVIEW Between 2017-2020, Q posts described a specific military framework for domestic operations that was dismissed as conspiracy theory. In October 2025, the Pentagon formalized nearly identical structures. This analysis examines the alignment. ⚖️ 1. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ALIGNMENT ✅ Q Posts Predicted (2017-2020): Emphasized Posse Comitatus Act exceptions allowing presidential use of federalized National Guard Stated federal authority could override state governors who obstruct deployment Identified "domestic violence clause" as legal gateway Declared "the military is the only way" 🛡️ 2025 Pentagon Implementation: Created "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force" (DCD-QRF) 23,500 National Guard troops to be trained in civil unrest response and ready by January 1, 2026 Trump administration using unprecedented Title 10 authority to federalize state Guard units without governor approval Pentagon directive signed October 8, 2025, ordering states to train 500 troops each (with variations for smaller states) 🎯 Analysis: Q described the exact legal mechanisms now being deployed - federal override of state authority, Posse Comitatus exceptions, and Guard federalization. 💻 2. CYBER OPERATIONS & ELECTION SECURITY ✅ Q Posts Predicted: Asked why National Guard was activated for cybersecurity during elections Suggested NG cyber units deployed for domestic election integrity, not just foreign threats Framed as military safeguarding against election fraud 🛡️ 2025 Reality: National Guard already has existing reaction forces including cyber capabilities Guard cyber units used during 2020 and 2022 elections NG CyberGuard and CyberShield exercises train forces for infrastructure protection and disinformation response These capabilities existed but were rarely discussed publicly until recent years 🎯 Analysis: Q highlighted a NG cyber/election role years before it became openly acknowledged operational practice. 🏙️ 3. URBAN DEPLOYMENT OVER LOCAL OBJECTION ✅ Q Posts Predicted: Warned riots would be allowed to fester in Democrat-controlled cities Claimed local officials would refuse NG assistance Stated NG would be mobilized en masse once federal control asserted Predicted deployment to specific blue cities despite local resistance 🛡️ 2025 Implementation: Trump administration has deployed Guard to Los Angeles, Washington DC, Memphis, Portland, and Chicago - all Democratic-led cities Federal courts initially blocked deployments in Portland and Chicago, but administration appealed and continued mobilization Training includes riot control formations, riot batons, tasers, pepper spray, body shields - 100 sets of crowd control equipment per state Defense officials indicate this could normalize military presence in urban centers, previously reserved for extraordinary emergencies 🎯 Analysis: The pattern Q described - federal Guard deployment to blue cities over local objection for civil unrest missions - is now explicit Pentagon policy. ⏰ 4. TIMING AND STRATEGIC SEQUENCING ✅ Q Posts Predicted: Suggested multi-year strategic timeline Indicated NG positioning would precede major revelations Claimed this was preparation for public awakening and power shift 🛡️ 2025 Timeline: October 8, 2025: Pentagon directive issued January 1, 2026: Forces operational April 2026: Full readiness achieved Timing positions forces ahead of 2026 midterm elections Trump stated in Japan: "We have cities that are troubled, we can't have cities that are troubled... if we need more than the National Guard, we'll send more than the National Guard" Trump threatened to invoke Insurrection Act if courts continue blocking Guard deployments 🎯 Analysis: The operational timeline places fully-trained riot response forces in position by early 2026, exactly when Q posts suggested major events would unfold. 🎖️ 5. FORCE STRUCTURE SPECIFICS ✅ Q Posts Described: Specialized units trained specifically for domestic civil disturbance Rapid deployment capability (hours, not days) Nationwide coordination with federal command authority Equipment and training distinct from typical disaster response 🛡️ 2025 Pentagon Plan: Training includes: "Squad-sized Riot Control Formation," "employing a Riot Baton as a Member of a Riot Control Formation," and "how to Supervise a Riot/Crowd Control Operation" 200-troop specialized DC National Guard unit drawn from Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear teams, with rapid response focus Pentagon documents describe "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force" with troops from multiple states on standby at bases in Arizona and Alabama 🎯 Analysis: The force structure, training regimen, and mission profile match what Q posts outlined 5-8 years prior. 📰 6. OFFICIAL JUSTIFICATIONS VS. ACTUAL CAPABILITIES ✅ What Q Posts Claimed: Official narratives would cite crime, immigration, or public safety Real purpose: positioning for response to civil unrest following major revelations Media would frame as authoritarian overreach Actual mission: preventing chaos during disclosure events 🛡️ 2025 Official Narrative: Administration justifies deployments as combating crime and assisting ICE operations However, most targeted cities had seen significant drops in violent crime rates prior to deployments Critics argue deployments are politically motivated, targeting cities with Democratic leaders who oppose Trump policies 🛡️ Actual Training Focus: Explicit focus on "civil disturbances," "riot control," and "quelling civil unrest" - NOT immigration or routine crime Equipment is crowd control specific, not crime interdiction Timing suggests preparation for anticipated unrest, not response to current conditions 🎯 Analysis: Q's prediction that official justifications would differ from actual mission (pre-positioning for unrest) appears accurate. 🧩 CONCLUSION: PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT ❓ What would need to be true for this to be coincidence: Q posts lucky-guessed specific legal mechanisms (Posse Comitatus exceptions, Title 10 federalization) Correctly predicted Guard cyber role in elections before it was public Accurately forecasted deployment to blue cities over local objection Nailed the 2025-2026 operational timeline Described exact force structure and mission profile years in advance Predicted riot control focus disguised as crime/immigration response 💡 Alternative explanation: Someone with access to long-range military contingency planning posted operational frameworks years before implementation. The 5-8 year delta between posts and rollout suggests either: ✓ Advanced knowledge of classified planning ✓ Involvement in developing these plans ✓ Access to strategic forecasting at highest levels 📊 The Verdict: The pattern matching is not vague - it's specific to legal authorities, force structures, operational timelines, and mission profiles that are now being implemented exactly as described. At a certain point, "coincidence" becomes statistically improbable. The Q posts appear to have been a roadmap for what we're watching unfold in real-time. 🔮 WHAT THIS MEANS GOING FORWARD If the Q timeline continues to track, the fully-operational QRF by April 2026 suggests anticipation of significant civil unrest in the 2026 timeframe - likely triggered by major revelations or events that have not yet occurred publicly. 🚨 The pieces are in position. The timeline is tracking. The question is: what comes next?
I wanna be more like President Trump. Say I'm describing GAW. I'd say..What a great group of people, beautiful, just beautiful..they're patriots you know? Patriots who just want the BEST for our nation..and they've suffered enough. We have to fix that, fix EVERYTHING, and make our country beautiful again for these beautiful people. Truly, they deserve it. They deserve the Best!
Yeah, when he talks about people positively, he has a way of making them really beam with pride. I was listening to when he was talking about the three PMs in Mayalsia. You could see all three of them giddy like school kids. They were even playful amongst themselves, like Trump brought out the best in them. Two of them were from rival countries and you couldnt tell.
Same when he was speaking in Korea. "You guys are great with technology. No one knows hwo you do it, but you do it really well. They all try to copy you, but they cant, because you guys are great at it" and the Koreans there couldnt help but feel good and clap.
Only a person who truly feels for others can exude this kind of energy. Its amazing to watch Trump do this.
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November,
Because the Super Full Moon is happening that night;
Because extra-solar 3I/Atlas is coming around the sun;
Because many solar coronal mass ejections are occurring;
Because the "Surround D. C." protest begins;
And much more. You can not say nothing is happening.
Number 2. is a great video. At around the 7 min mark you really get the feel as to how it can become a black hole sun, just like u/JohnTitor17 was predicting before he vanished.
Also a good time to start hunting traitors.
Interesting
https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2025/10/27/two-navy-crashes-crews-safe.html
A helicopter AND an F-18 both from the USS Nimitz "crashed" within 30 minutes of each other a few days ago.
If that odd occurrence doesn't stink enough, then the lack of media reporting, or much of any info at all about the incident certainly adds to the stench. Even Russian RT News has not reported anything at all about this story!
I have no idea why this story is being ignored, but it reeks of something unusually bad that is being covered up. Keep a good eye open for more info about this.
Can't sleep. Seems like everything is converging, and 11.3 is but a weekend away.
Gamestops probably hitting 100% utilization tomorrow (Friday), last seen during the sneeze. If this is a coordinated attack on the Cabal on all fronts, the time to Hodl is upon us.
It's been a long road Frens, it's been an honor serving with you all o7. Looks like our jobs just about to start.
God bless you all.
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"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 NKJV
.Long Non-Coding RNAs: The Unsung Heroes of the Genome BY JEFFREY P. TOMKINS, PH.D. MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025
Evolutionary theory holds that all living things came about through random, natural processes. So conventional scientists believe the genome has developed through these means, and large sections of it have therefore been assumed to be nonfunctional. These alleged nonfunctional regions supposedly are a source of new gene evolution. But these evolutionary presuppositions of nonfunctionality are being challenged by an unexpected group—members of the biomedical genomics community.
These scientists, healthcare providers, industry professionals, and others are dedicated to studying the role of all parts of the genome in health and disease. Their practical focus on developing and improving diagnoses and treatments means they are freer to follow evidence where it leads. And that evidence doesn’t lead to evolution.
Background
The genome is the complete set of chromosomes in a cell. It’s like a computer hard drive that encodes critical information for growth, development, physiology, and adaptation. Protein-coding genes are DNA segments that carry instructions for making proteins. These segments are copied (transcribed) into RNA in a temporary fashion, just like copies of software programs are put into short-term memory on a computer.1 These temporary RNA instructions are then used as templates to make proteins.
As genome research technologies became more advanced and comprehensive, scientists realized that protein-coding genes are only a small portion of the genome transcribed into RNA. In fact, researchers discovered that nearly the entire genome is transcribed. This is called pervasive transcription.2,3 The initial and ongoing discovery of pervasive transcription has led some scientists to call the genome an “RNA machine.”3
One significantly large component of this transcriptional landscape is produced from long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA). This diverse class of genes doesn’t code for proteins but instead produces a variety of structural or functional RNAs typically longer than 200 bases. These lncRNA genes outnumber protein-coding genes by at least three to one and perform a wide variety of critical activities in the cell.4,5
Figure 1. Diagram illustrating alternative splicing of an lncRNA gene Because evolutionists didn’t understand lncRNA gene function in the early days of the human genome project, they originally and prematurely labeled these regions “junk DNA.” A wide variety of these genes have since been investigated and found to have important functions,6–11 although it has been difficult to assign specific functions to many of the human lncRNAs.12 As far as gene structure goes, lncRNAs have essentially the same exon-intron system that proteincoding genes have along with the same regulatory regions such as promoters and enhancers (Figure 1).13
On a historical note, the first nearly complete draft of the human genome was published about 20 years ago. The assessment of its information content attributed only a small percentage of the genome to protein-coding sequences (exons as represented in mRNAs), ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and introns from protein-coding genes.14,8
As of 2023, the known landscape of the human genome had not changed much concerning these features, which make up about 25% of the genome. The overall information content, however, has been radically altered by the addition of numerous lncRNAs, which constitute about 75% of the genome (Figure 2).8 Numerically speaking, there are about 20,000 protein-coding genes and over 100,000 lncRNA genes in the human genome.6
Figure 2. A comparison of the known genomic landscape between 1980 and 2020. Image adapted from figure 1 in reference 8. Role and Function of lncRNAs
The cell’s nucleus contains a greater proportion of lncRNAs than protein-coding mRNAs. The lncRNAs’ roles there are both functional and structural. Functionally, they are important for regulating gene transcription, stabilizing chromosomes, assisting in epigenetic modifications of both the DNA and histones, binding to certain proteins and acting as nuclear address delivery guides, and helping modify the three-dimensional structure of the genome. In fact, one interesting study showed that all the chromosomes of the human genome are literally painted with a specific class of repeat-rich lncRNAs. When these lncRNAs are eliminated with an enzyme called RNAse, the chromosomes literally collapse.15
Many studies show that lncRNAs participate in virtually all levels of chromosome organization and in defining cell type and structure, and they widely regulate gene expression. These functional roles are formed through RNA-RNA, RNA-DNA, and RNA-protein interactions. Regarding RNA-RNA interactions, lncRNAs form complex networks with both microRNAs16 and messenger RNAs in the nucleus and cytoplasm.17,18 In the nucleus these three-way interaction networks regulate gene expression, and in the cytoplasm they regulate protein production (translation). One particularly interesting class of regulatory lncRNAs are those produced from the opposite DNA strand of a gene.19 Called antisense RNAs, they’re key to regulating the splicing of a newly copied RNA from a gene.
In the cell’s cytoplasm, lncRNA interactions are involved in protein production and the subsequent transport and localization of that protein to a specific location in the cell. While RNA editing primarily takes place in the nucleus of a cell via the aid of lncRNAs,20 it can also take place within cytoplasm organelles like the mitochondria and chloroplasts (photosynthetic sites in plants).
Many lncRNAs are also involved in the regulation of cell differentiation and development in animals and plants. In mice, we now know that five different lncRNAs are involved in maintaining the proper amount of developmental and growth-related proteins in a process called dosage compensation.9 Several other lncRNAs have been shown to regulate mouse brain development, and others control limb development (one lncRNA), organism viability (seven lncRNAs), the immune system (six lncRNAs), fertility (one lncRNA), and overall chromosome stability (one lncRNA).
Brown mouse Besides growth and development, lncRNAs also play a wide range of roles in mammals’ physiological processes.9 Some of these processes are involved in DNA damage control and repair, antibody diversity in immune cells, secretion by immune cells of specialized disease-fighting substances (cytokines), inflammation and neuropathic pain, cholesterol biosynthesis and homeostasis, growth hormone and prolactin production, glucose metabolism, cellular signal transduction and transport pathways, and brain cell synapse function. Research also shows lncRNAs are important for the structure and function of the cell membrane.9
Adaptation and lncRNAs
Fruit Flies
Cold tolerance is an important adaptive trait that allows creatures to inhabit a wide array of latitudes on a continent. The fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is one of the most studied creatures in researching genetic mechanisms of adaptation. In a 2008 study, researchers captured hundreds of fruit flies on the east coast of Australia from 41 different locations along a latitudinal cline from 15° to 43°.21 The gene associated with heat tolerance that they targeted for analysis was hsr-omega, which encodes a large lncRNA. In fact, the gene itself encodes two different lncRNAs: omega-c operates in the cell cytoplasm, and omega-n stays in the nucleus.
Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) Additionally, the gene encodes a long series of tandem repeats where the repeated unit is 280 nucleotides long. The omega-n variant in the nucleus is the long version of the gene that includes the repeats. The omega-c variant is much shorter and excludes the long section of repeats. It only comprises the front section of the gene minus a small section.
As location shifts from north to south, the transcription of the hsr-omega gene as a whole decreases in response to latitude. The amount of repeats in the omega-n variant decreases in response to cold, and the quantity of the omega-n RNAs decreases. Finally, during fly recovery from cold exposure, there is a large increase of the omega-c variant in the cytoplasm.
Butterflies and Moths
Hawk moth Variations in the wing pigmentation of butterflies and moths (lepidopteran insects) are striking examples of adaptation. They allow the insect to hide itself from predators by blending into its environment or even mimicking another creature’s appearance. In lepidopterans, there is a chromosomal region called the cortex locus, a complex segment containing multiple genes and regulatory elements that work together to control wing patterns.22 While the specific number of genes within the cortex locus varies depending on the kind of lepidopteran, the region is vital for understanding the genetic basis of wing pattern diversity in these insects.
A recent study revealed the pivotal role of an lncRNA gene transcribed from the cortex locus.22 Named ivory, the gene modulates and controls color patterning in butterflies and kicks in gear during pupal development in the cocoon, which is the metamorphosis stage of the lepidopteran. The gene is turned on after about 20% of pupal development and persists until about 60 hours after pupal formation stops. Overall, the data show that the ivory lncRNA gene functions as a master switch for color pattern specification, making it invaluable for adaptive diversification of wing patterns in butterflies and moths.
Plants
Grass Since plants are sessile organisms and can’t move around, they need a robust molecular genetic toolkit to adapt to a wide variety of environmental challenges. lncRNA genes and their RNA products play an important role in this.23 And because plants are more easily studied than animals due to fewer regulations and less required maintenance, lncRNA research in various grasses, herbaceous plants, vines, shrubs, and trees has exploded in the past 10 years.
These lncRNAs in plants are encoded in genes outside protein-coding genes, in the introns of protein-coding genes, on the opposite strand of protein-coding genes (producing antisense transcripts), and are even produced from the promoters of protein-coding genes. Their functions range from regulating gene transcription to regulating protein production, regulating epigenetic modifications, and modifying the genome’s 3-D structure.
The major environmental cues they respond to are cold, heat, salt stress, light, and water availability. They also help regulate plant growth and development by coordinating changes in plant hormones in response to all sorts of environmental stimuli. Nearly every aspect of plant adaptation and physiology involves the precise coordinated action of lncRNAs.
Conclusion
Biomedical researcher In the evolutionary paradigm, the incredible complexity of the genome is believed to have somehow evolved by random processes. Much of it is therefore thought to be useless evolutionary junk. The leading proponents of evolution are steeped in this type of speculation, called theoretical evolution, and have tried to downplay recent discoveries of pervasive function across the genome, which is largely based on lncRNAs.
However, the biomedical genomics community is pragmatically focused on diagnosing and curing disease. As a result, biomedical researchers are not as limited by false evolutionary presuppositions and have associated lncRNAs with many different aspects of human health. Thanks to these efforts and the work of plant and animal researchers in adaptive systems, the incredible functionality of the entire genome and all of its seemingly infinite complex workings are glorifying the omnipotent Creator, the Lord Jesus Christ who made it all.
References in reply
https://www.icr.org/article/long-non-coding-rnas-unsung-heroes/
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John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
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